| abstract |
Novel cpds. having herbal, woody, amber or fruity scent, suitable for use in perfumes, cosmetic prepns. and as aroma additives for foodstuffs, tobacco, etc., have the formulae : (in which R1 and R2 are the same or different and denote H or 1-6C alkyls; X represents : -CHOH-CHn CH CH4-n or -CHOH-CH2-CH2-CH3; Y represents -CO-CHn CH CH4-n or -CO-CH2-CH2-CH3; Z represents -CHn CH CH4-n or -CH2-CH2-CH3; n = 1 or 2; and the broken lines indicate one of the possible posns. of a double bond). |